5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sorcerer \Sor"cer*er\, n. [Cf. F. sorcier. See {Sorcery}.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers. --Ex. vii. 11. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sorcerer n : one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {magician}, {wizard}, {necromancer}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 64 Moby Thesaurus words for "sorcerer": Comus, Faust, Prospero, Satan worshiper, Satanist, airiness, appearance, charmer, chthonian, conjurer, delusiveness, demon worshiper, demoniast, demonist, demonolater, demonologer, demonologist, demonomist, devil worshiper, diabolist, diviner, dowser, enchanter, enchantress, fallaciousness, false appearance, false light, false show, falseness, idealization, illusionism, illusionist, illusiveness, immateriality, mage, magic, magic act, magic show, magician, magus, medicine man, miracle-worker, necromancer, prestidigitation, seeming, semblance, shaman, show, simulacrum, sleight of hand, sorceress, sorcery, specious appearance, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, unactuality, unreality, unsubstantiality, voodooist, warlock, water witch, witch, wizard From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: SORCERERA simple tree {parser generator} by Terence Parr . SORCERER is suitable for translation problems lying between those solved by {code generator} generators and by full source-to-source translator generators. SORCERER generates simple, flexible, top-down, tree {parser}s that, in contrast to code generators, may execute actions at any point during a tree walk. SORCERER accepts {extended BNF} notation, allows {predicate}s to direct the tree walk with {semantic} and {syntactic} context information, and does not rely on any particular intermediate form, parser generator, or other pre-existing application. SORCERER is included in the {Purdue Compiler-Construction Tool Set}. Version: 1.00B {(ftp://marvin.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/pccts/sorcerer/)}. E-mail: ("e-mail sor.tar.Z.uu" in subject). Mailing list: pccts-users-request@ahpcrc.umn.edu (message body: "subscribe pccts-users YOUR-NAME", where YOUR-NAME can be your name or e-mail address). (1994-02-15) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Sorcerer from the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See {DIVINATION}.) In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits. The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15).
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